Castlegar cop assaulted
A 24-year-old Castlegar man is facing charges of Assault Causing Bodily Harm on a Police Officer after an incident in the Castlegar RCMP detachment yesterday, March 15, at approximately 11 a.m. According to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, the male, who was in police custody due to an assault incident from the night before, had...
Niminiken sends Hawks into KIJHL Conference Finals as Beaver Valley outlasts Rebels 5-3 in Murdoch Division game seven
There’s no way Justin Niminiken wanted his junior hockey career to end in the Murdoch Final. The 21-year-old Nelson native scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining, snapping a 3-3 tie to send the Beaver Valley Nitehawks into the Kootenay Confernece Finals with a 5-3 game seven victory over the pesky Castlegar Rebels Thursday […]
Nelson woman killed Thursday after colliding head-on with a chip truck
A 56-year-old Nelson woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision Thursday morning near the Bakery store in Thrums on Highway 3A east of Castlegar. At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nelson RCMP and Tarrys Fire Department responded to a call of an accident at the 1600 block of Thrums east of Castlegar. “The driver of a […]
Police release the name of fatality in this morning's accident near Thrums
Police have released the name of a woman killed in an auto crash near Thrums this morning. Fifty-six-year-old Gwen Elizabeth Kalyniuk of Nelson, died when her SUV veered into the oncoming lane and struck a tractor-trailer. No one else was injured in the crash, which happened about 8:30 a.m. on Hwy 3A near Thrums. Police are...
Green is the colour of the day on St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day. St. Paddy’s Day. Or, St. Patty’s Day. No matter how it’s written or pronounced, the feast of Saint Patrick, this year falling on Saturday, is a commemortation of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. For folks in Canada, it’s a time to hoist a few cool ones while wearing as much green […]
Water advisory enters week three at Christina Lake
A boil water advisory at Christina Lake should be lifted next week if tests continue to show the all clear. Sutherland Creek Water Works District issued the advisory two weeks ago after a regular water test showed an anomaly, said Mike Burrows, a trustee with the water district. Since then they have had two clear […]
Being able to supply our region's food topic of upcoming forum
Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is all set to welcome constituents to a series of public forums he has organized with others throughout the riding on the topic of Food Sovereignty. “I couldn’t be more pleased that Colleen Ross, Vice President of Policy for the National Farmers Union (NFU) has offered to share […]
Selkirk Saints begin building for next season as BCIHL season ends
The Selkirk Saints dropped a 4-2 decision to Eastern Washington Eagles in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action Saturday in Cheney, Wash. The Saints finish the BCIHL season with a 5-19-0 record, but more wins than any other year. “The guys battled hard all year long and in most games were shorthanded due to serious long […]
IBET busts what is believed to be second largest grow-op in the Southern Interior in South Slocan
The RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) busted what is believed to be the second largest grow-op in the Southern Interior of the province earlier this month in South Slocan. IBET officers, in partnership with the Central Kootenay Regional Detachment in Nelson, executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act search warrant at a residence west of […]
Atamanenko hosts Food Sovereignty forum Sunday at United Church
Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior is all set to welcome constituents to a series of public forums he has organized with others throughout the Riding on the topic of Food Sovereignty. The first forum is set for the United Church in Nelson, Sunday from 7-9 p.m. “I couldn’t be more pleased that Colleen […]
